US HB2547 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-6)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, considering any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.

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Title

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2009-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Same As/Similar To

SB669 (Same As) 2009-06-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

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